I love your porch. I had a wreath on our front porch a few years ago. Sad to say a bird decided to make her nest in it, but the wreath was very close to our front door. She attack everyone that would come to the door. We moved the wreath to the side of the house and she never came back to it.

Hi Betty, Birds will be very protective that way. We had two robins run our old cat under the deck of our old house and stand guard for two days. Every time the cat tried to come down they would buzz bomb him.

Your porch is so cheerful and welcoming! I love sun tea and remember mama making it all the time when I was growing up. I need to make it myslef this summer when I'm home...:) The wreath is very sweet with the nest still attached. Hopefully a littl.e birdie will move in and have a family there. Have a blessed and beautiful afternoon!

Good Morning Ann, Thank you so much . . . that stool was a fun project and turned it from blue to country. I'll be watching and if I have a little bird move into that nest on the wreath, I'll be sure and post it :)

You have gotten a lot done, Connie! I hope a bird finds that sweet nest...so glad you rescued it! Your porch looks so nice and fresh. It is just lovely and I love that little checkered stool. GREAT job- xo Diana

Hi Diana, we are gradually turning our little house into our dream home. We have not missed our old house at all, even though we lived there for 33 years and did so much through those years to make it ours as well. You would think that we would miss it a little. We do miss some of your old neighbors and drive through the old neighborhood now and then, hoping to see them out working in the yard, so we can stop and chat :) I was surprised that our neighbor was taking that wreath down, it looked great hanging on their shed . . . but I'm delighted that she thought of me. If a little bird moves in, I'll get photos :)

Hi just found you whilst blog hopping :) LOVE your stool, that is so clever :) I also love your porch, we don't really have porches like that in the UK, I've always wished that we had, they look like such a relaxing place to sit with a coffee and some crochet!Jillxo

Hello Jill, I had to pop over and visit your blog before replying to your comment. I love your vase cosies . . . they are delightful and such a sweet idea. Having a front porch is a treat. In nice weather it becomes one of your very favorite rooms of the house :)

Hi Kay, I made those cushion covers last year. After I washed them and put them back on I noticed some fading in the hexie flowers from the sun, but I should get a few more years out of them. In a few years, I'll be ready for a change anyway . . . that's the way I am :) It is amazing what a difference paint, curtains and/or slipcovers can make to any room or piece of furniture :)

Hi Connie, I am loving our little place more and more each and every day. It will be good when the work slows down and there is more time to sit out there and rest :) Spring is always a busy season, but with our little acre being new to us and a fixer-upper we have had our share of work. On the brighter side . . . Happy Birthday . . . enjoy your weekend and eat lots of cake . . . calories do not count on your Birthday :)

Hi Susan, It's raining here, so I'm taking Saturday off instead of working on the porch railing. I'm happy that you like my little stool,it was a fun mini project that brought a little more country to the porch :)

Hi Connie, Your porch looks so inviting. Everything has come together so wonderfully. Now I can picture you out there all wrapped up in the lovely new quilt you shared on an earlier post. If I lived nearby I would be coming for a visit and bringing some apple bread to share. :)

I love how your new porch is turning out with the glider and the stool you painted. It's far, far away from where I live, but if and when I ever get from here to there I will stop by for tea or coffee and I will bring my home made cynnamon buns :). You would love those! And maybe Butch would too ;).

HI Nancy, Thank you . . . that little stool makes a nice table there by the rocker and it was a fast and simple make-over :) It would be fun to have a little bird move in, I'll be watching for that. I received your lovely letter this weekend and will try to write back this week. Have a lovely week . . . here's to sunshine and melted snow :)

It's all coming along beautifully, Connie, and the bird's nest is adorable! Maybe you'll have some tenants before the summer is out!

Thank you for your sweet comment. I was feeling very frustrated yesterday and had a little weep when I went to bed, but I am feeling a lot better about things today. The last postponement was definitely in the Lord's hands, enabling us to have the rest we so desperately needed, and I am sure that the purpose in this one will soon be revealed to me. I've just got to keep trusting, and hope I get a new date really soon and no further problems - I just want this thing dealt with now!!

Bless your heart . . . know that I am praying for you. The Lord has His own perfect timing and we just need to trust Him. It's not always easy, I know, but when we take the time to look back at all the many times in our lives that He has been there . . . we know that we can rest in His hands. God bless you :)

Hello there, busy lady! I love all the furniture on your porch with all the pretty, bright colors. So cheery! You'll have to let us know if another bird moves into that nest. I'm not sure if they re-use them.

Hi Melanie, Some birds do like an older well lived in nest and some birds would never touch a used nest if their life depended on it. Kind of like some people I know, LOL. Thanks for your sweet words about my porch . . . I love our little home more and more everyday :)

Connie, I feel bad I am always missing your posts! I am following you, but I still miss them and I love to read your blog, it makes me happy and I get to live the country life vicariously. Oh, why don't you put one of those follow by email thingys on your blog...I would sign up and never miss a post! OK....Now...I love your colorful porch furniture, the red glider and checkers...I would love to come and sit a spell!

About Me

Hi, my name is Connie and I’m so pleased that you’ve found my blog. I'm a woman of simple pleasures. Like John Denver, "Sunshine makes me happy!" and other things that make me happy are my husband of 41 years, my lovely daughter and my two delightful granddaughters. I have a passion for life and all things creative. Three years ago we purchased a small country home on an acre of land, which for us is huge. Every day brings with it a new adventure. The fixing up, of our little fixer-upper and the mowing of that huge yard is going to give me the exercise and creative projects that I need to stay forever young. I am enjoying my journey, life is good!

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